The article below was written by George Cooper of National Club Golfer.
When Bill Haas chose his 68-year-old father Jay Haas to play alongside him at the 2022 Zurich Classic, it pushed him closer to becoming just the second player to make 800 starts on the US circuit. It got us thinking, so here are the top 10 golfers with the most PGA Tour starts in its storied history…
Top 10 players with the most PGA Tour starts
10. Bobby Wadkins
PGA Tour starts: 715
PGA Tour wins: 0
9. Raymond Floyd
PGA Tour starts: 726
PGA Tour wins: 22
8. Arnold Palmer
PGA Tour starts: 734
PGA Tour wins: 62
7. Doug Ford
PGA Tour starts: 744
PGA Tour wins: 19
6. Billy Mayfair
PGA Tour starts: 761
PGA Tour wins: 5
5. Mark Calcavecchia
PGA Tour starts: 761
PGA Tour wins: 13
4. Davis Love III
PGA Tour starts: 784
PGA Tour wins: 21
3. Dave Eichelberger
PGA Tour starts: 784
PGA Tour wins: 21
2. Jay Haas
PGA Tour starts: 799
PGA Tour wins: 9
1. Mark Brooks
PGA Tour starts: 804
PGA Tour wins: 7
That’s more than 7,600 appearances for 179 wins – including Bobby Wadkins, who holds the unfortunate record for most PGA Tour starts without a win. (His older brother, Lanny, more than made up for it with 21 wins, including the PGA Championship, and a spot in the World Golf Hall of Fame.)
Golf is hard, folks.
